Material passport

rdf:langString Material passport

rdf:langString A material passport is a document consisting of all the materials that are included in a product or construction. It consists of a set of data describing defined characteristics of materials in products, which give them value for recovery, recycling and re-use. The core idea behind the concept is that a material passport will contribute to a more circular economy, in which materials are being recovered, recycled and/or re-used in an open-traded material market. The concept of the 'material passport’ is currently being developed by multiple parties in mainly European countries. A possible second-hand material market or material bank could become a reality in the future. Similar concepts are being developed by several parties. Other names for the material passport are: * Circularity passport * Cradle-to-cradle passport * Product passport